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STUC Recognises Learning Rep Dedication to Everyday Skills for Migrant Workers

James Lillis receives award (photo by Louis Flood)

James Lillis is no ordinary bus driver. He is also an award-winning Union Learning Representative for Unite. In this role, James makes learning opportunities accessible to all employees at First Glasgow. James received the 4th Annual STUC Helen Dowie Award for Lifelong Learning at the STUC Annual Congress in Perth on Wednesday, 22 April 2009. Read more...

Trade Unions Working, Learning, Organising: Together in the Highlands and Islands

H&I Supplement

Scottish Union Learning has commissioned a 16-page supplement to showcase the role unions are playing in increasing access and opportunities in learning and training for workers in the Highlands & Islands. The supplement contains articles from all the unions with Scottish Union Learning Fund (SULF) project activity in the area and there are lots of quotes and photos from local ULRs. As well as promoting the importance of skills and training, particularly in the current economic climate, the supplement contains practical information for workers who may be facing redundancy.

The supplement began to be distributed during the week ending 3rd April and was included with the following weekly newspapers: John O’Groat Journal, Northern Times, Ross-shire Journal, North Star, Ross-shire Herald, Highland News, Lochaber News, Inverness & Nairn Herald, Inverness Courier, Northern Scot and the Strathspey & Badenoch Herald. Click here for more information and to download the supplement.

Scottish Union Learning

With the launch of Scottish Union Learning in May 2008, this website is being developed as a dedicated resource for trade unions and Union Learning Representatives in Scotland.

Within this site you can find lots of information on lifelong learning and skills. If you have an idea for another resource you think we should include or develop, let us know!

CWU members taking an ESOL course at the Key Learning Centre in Edinburgh.

Online Forum

Have you seen the new Scottish Union Learning Online Forum? Visit the Forum to view and share news on union learning in Scotland. This Forum is a resource for Union Learning Reps, SULF Project Workers and Union Officials. Check it out!

Demand for Learning Underestimated

Workers in Scotland are more likely to undertake learning because of their current level of qualification and involvement of a trade union in learning.

Evidence gathered in a new ground breaking report commissioned by the Scottish TUC indicates that an estimated 400,000 people who work in a unionised workplace intend to undertake learning, three quarters of whom plan to do so within the next 2-3 years. Read More...

What's Happening?

What's new in the world of lifelong learning? Check out the News for the latest and greatest from trade unions and Scottish Union Learning, or visit the Media Centre to check out photos and videos from recent events.